Energy Action
Fuel Poverty
Conference 2019

Sep 29, 2019

We thought it might be helpful for us to remind you of a few things before we open the doors of the Fuel Poverty Conference 2019 on Monday 21st Oct 2019 at Croke Park, Dublin. Bring…

Sep 26, 2019

The Departments of Finance and Climate Action have not carried out a fuel poverty review to determine how an increased carbon tax would affect low-income households - with just a fortnight to go before the…

Sep 23, 2019

Speaking as he arrived in New York for a UN Summit on climate change, Leo Varadkar said Ireland will become one of the first countries in the world to phase out the exploration of oil.…

Sep 16, 2019

CARBON taxes should not be increased while the country is “in the dark” about how many people are in fuel poverty, People Before Profit have said. The party is opposed to increasing the tax on…

Sep 02, 2019

The grants, which have been approved for a number of community projects, will also cover upgrades for commerical and community buildings. MINISTER RICHARD BRUTON has announced a number of grants have been approved under the…

Aug 21, 2019

Energy Action is hosting its 8th annual Fuel Poverty Conference in Dublin on 21st October 2019 at the Croke Park Conference Centre. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Mr. Richard Bruton TD, will…

Jul 25, 2019

Minister Murphy announces allocation of funding of over €25 Million Housing Investment for Local Authority Homes.     Allocation of funding for 2019 which will see the upgrading of the energy efficiency of Local Authority homes at a…

Mar 16, 2018

Energy Action is working with major suppliers to help 400,000 households in Fuel Poverty get the best value when heating their homes Brian McSharry, CEO of Energy Action, said today that the Dublin based charity…

Mar 13, 2018

Energy Action has been advocating on behalf of people living in fuel poverty in Ireland for many years. More than 50 million households in the European Union are struggling to attain adequate warmth, pay their utility…

Feb 28, 2018

Major Home Insulation Charity – Energy Action - welcomes Government announcement that Fuel Allowance will double for Cold Snap March 1st, 2018 Energy Action, the Dublin-based charity that insulates the homes of vulnerable people, has…

Feb 23, 2018

It is difficult to believe that there are still people in Europe who have to choose between heating and eating during the winter. Fuel poverty is a specific type of deprivation wherein a household cannot…

Feb 13, 2018

The European Energy Poverty Conference is the 8th annual Fuel Poverty run by Energy Action. You might be wondering who is Energy Action and why do they run this conference! A good place to start…

Feb 06, 2018

Across Government, we are talking about what is the defining issue of our generation - Climate and our transition to a low Carbon future. As you will expect, I have a lot to say about renewable…

Jan 22, 2018

Energy Action is hosting a European Energy Poverty Conference in Dublin, Ireland on 29th March 2018 at the Croke Park Conference Centre. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Mr. Denis Naughten TD, will…

Mar 03, 2017

Up in smoke: “An end to solid fuels would be a triple win for climate, air quality and health” writes environmental scientist, Dr. CaraAugustenborg, in advance of Ireland’s Fuel Poverty and Climate Action conference.  You can…

Mar 02, 2017

Eighty two per cent of people with smart meters are taking steps to reduce their energy use and eighty one per cent would recommend smart meters to other people. These have already been fitted in…

Mar 02, 2017

    With the 6th Annual Energy Action Fuel Poverty and Climate Action Conference taking place this coming Monday, it is important to give a background of the organisation and the services it delivers free…

Feb 27, 2017

The standing ovation that greeted adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in December 2015 now seems like a distant memory, overtaken in our minds by more recent cataclysmic events, notably the UK's Brexit…

Feb 24, 2017

“Fuel poverty is defined in a number of ways. It is sometimes referred to in relation to the deficit in funds a household has to spend on fuel relative to the actual cost of heating…

Feb 20, 2017

Fuel poverty has not always been recognised as something that exists. To this day, there is no set definition of fuel poverty in Ireland. However, it is understood that one is in fuel poverty, or…

Feb 20, 2017

Upgrading our homes so that they use less energy is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse-gas emissions. Energy renovation can also improve the lives of people who experience fuel poverty. However,…

Feb 14, 2017

According to the SEAI, Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) are communities where everyone works together to develop a sustainable energy system. They aim as far as possible to be energy efficient, to use renewable energy where feasible and…

Feb 10, 2017

Defining what constitutes a NZEB building has become something of a regulatory minefield. There are at least 28 different national definitions for NZEB (29 if you include the EU Commission’s) and all sorts of derogations,…

Feb 07, 2017

At the 6th annual Fuel Poverty and Climate Action Conference, one of the workshops will focus on smart meters: the latest rendition of the electric meter. However, how did we get to that point of…

Feb 03, 2017

The biggest worry for a large proportion of families and people living alone in Ireland is the cost of being able to keep their home warm during these cold winter months. Hundreds of thousands of…

Feb 01, 2017

I’m going to start by being controversial and question many current approaches to tackling fuel or energy poverty. A number of these approaches provide A-rated solutions into C rated homes occupied by G-rated residents. Quite…

Jan 24, 2017

Have you ever wondered what schemes and grants are available to you and your home? Below are several of the grants and schemes available to you and your loved ones. If you are from a…

Jan 19, 2017

As seen on the home page, Energy Action’s Fuel Poverty and Climate Action Conference aims to raise awareness of the problems and solutions to Fuel Poverty and discuss Climate Action. However, there are other reasons…

Jan 13, 2017

  The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced it’s doubling of the Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) fund for this year. The funds available for research have increased to €2 million for 2017,…

Jan 06, 2017

Energy Action is holding its 6th Annual Fuel Poverty Conference on Monday 6th March 2017 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. This year’s conference will highlight the need to eliminate fuel poverty, addressing the thermal…

Aug 31, 2015

Energy Action is a registered charity established in 1989 with a voluntary board of directors. Over the past 25 years, Energy Action has been working to alleviate fuel poverty by providing free insulation in the homes…

Jul 27, 2015

Energy Action held its fourth annual Fuel Poverty Conference in Dublin on 6th October 2014. The title of the conference was “Fuel Poverty in Ireland – an Integrated New Approach”. The aim of the conference…